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Stratford racecourse statistics

Every runner at Stratford in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 19 Oct 2026, 16:53 · last meeting in our archive 17 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 20 October 2026

556races · 82 meetings
4,139runners · 2,839 horses
39.8%favourites won · 235 of 590Last 12 months: 42.4% (53 of 125)
150/1biggest-priced winner · Fast Deal (GB)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Stratford has staged 556 races over 82 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 4,139 runners.

Favourites have won 39.8% of their runs here (235 from 590), a level-stakes P/L of −0.39 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Dan Skelton has the most winners here (34 from 145 runners, 23.4%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Alan King has the best win rate: 30.0% (15 from 50).

Sean Bowen has the most winners here (35 from 134 rides, 26.1%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Harry Skelton has the best win rate: 29.0% (27 from 93).

2 angles here made a level-stakes profit at SP in both periods we test, on 100 or more runs.

Favourites and the market

by starting-price rank

Favourites have won 39.8% of their runs here (235 from 590), a level-stakes P/L of −0.39 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 590Won 235Win 39.8%£1 −0.39A/E 1.13
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 1,125Won 180Win 16.0%£1 −289.91A/E 0.86
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 1,430Won 116Win 8.1%£1 −173.00A/E 1.05
7th or biggerRuns 994Won 25Win 2.5%£1 −234.00A/E 0.90

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 323Won 130Win 40.2%£1 −5.54A/E 1.12
ChaseRuns 226Won 85Win 37.6%£1 −2.18A/E 1.12
NH FlatRuns 41Won 20Win 48.8%£1 +7.33A/E 1.31

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 101Won 43Win 42.6%£1 +3.13A/E 1.11
GoodRuns 378Won 149Win 39.4%£1 −1.37A/E 1.14
Good to SoftRuns 68Won 28Win 41.2%£1 +6.21A/E 1.28
SoftRuns 22Won 10Win 45.5%£1 +1.47A/E 1.19
HeavyRuns 21Won 5Win 23.8%£1 −9.83A/E 0.70

Favourites include joint favourites. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runs. Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation at SP. Favourite-heavy samples naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". £1 P/L is level stakes at SP.

Trainers

last 5 years

Dan Skelton has the most winners here (34 from 145 runners, 23.4%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Alan King has the best win rate: 30.0% (15 from 50).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Dan SkeltonRuns 145Won 34Win 23.4%£1 −30.08A/E 0.99
Fergal O'BrienRuns 101Won 21Win 20.8%£1 −14.34A/E 1.19
Jamie SnowdenRuns 75Won 20Win 26.7%£1 +19.72A/E 1.26
Gary HanmerRuns 83Won 17Win 20.5%£1 +41.79A/E 1.61
Alan KingRuns 50Won 15Win 30.0%£1 +28.47A/E 1.39
Milton HarrisRuns 51Won 15Win 29.4%£1 +19.01A/E 1.55
Ben PaulingRuns 59Won 15Win 25.4%£1 −7.67A/E 1.17
Olly MurphyRuns 70Won 14Win 20.0%£1 −17.82A/E 1.15
Emma LavelleRuns 48Won 12Win 25.0%£1 −9.41A/E 1.19
Anthony HoneyballRuns 29Won 11Win 37.9%£1 +25.92A/E 1.92

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer runners.

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Alan KingRuns 50Won 15Win 30.0%£1 +28.47A/E 1.39
Paul NichollsRuns 30Won 9Win 30.0%£1 −7.15A/E 0.99
Milton HarrisRuns 51Won 15Win 29.4%£1 +19.01A/E 1.55
Jamie SnowdenRuns 75Won 20Win 26.7%£1 +19.72A/E 1.26
Ben PaulingRuns 59Won 15Win 25.4%£1 −7.67A/E 1.17
Emma LavelleRuns 48Won 12Win 25.0%£1 −9.41A/E 1.19
Dan SkeltonRuns 145Won 34Win 23.4%£1 −30.08A/E 0.99
David PipeRuns 30Won 7Win 23.3%£1 −7.01A/E 1.24
Jennie CandlishRuns 35Won 8Win 22.9%£1 +19.75A/E 1.52
Nigel Twiston-DaviesRuns 50Won 11Win 22.0%£1 +2.00A/E 1.30

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more runners here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Gary HanmerRuns 83Won 17Win 20.5%£1 +41.79A/E 1.61
Milton HarrisRuns 51Won 15Win 29.4%£1 +19.01A/E 1.55
Alan KingRuns 50Won 15Win 30.0%£1 +28.47A/E 1.39
Nigel Twiston-DaviesRuns 50Won 11Win 22.0%£1 +2.00A/E 1.30
Jamie SnowdenRuns 75Won 20Win 26.7%£1 +19.72A/E 1.26
Fergal O'BrienRuns 101Won 21Win 20.8%£1 −14.34A/E 1.19
Ben PaulingRuns 59Won 15Win 25.4%£1 −7.67A/E 1.17
Olly MurphyRuns 70Won 14Win 20.0%£1 −17.82A/E 1.15
Evan WilliamsRuns 58Won 7Win 12.1%£1 −16.25A/E 1.13
Donald McCainRuns 70Won 11Win 15.7%£1 −1.86A/E 1.04

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more runners at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runners.

Jockeys

last 5 years

Sean Bowen has the most winners here (35 from 134 rides, 26.1%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Harry Skelton has the best win rate: 29.0% (27 from 93).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Sean BowenRuns 134Won 35Win 26.1%£1 −8.73A/E 1.14
Harry SkeltonRuns 93Won 27Win 29.0%£1 −6.85A/E 1.09
Gavin SheehanRuns 118Won 26Win 22.0%£1 +22.84A/E 1.24
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 100Won 19Win 19.0%£1 +27.51A/E 1.02
Kielan WoodsRuns 72Won 18Win 25.0%£1 +55.13A/E 1.68
Tom CannonRuns 50Won 14Win 28.0%£1 +13.67A/E 1.38
Harry BannisterRuns 59Won 13Win 22.0%£1 +27.93A/E 1.40
Ben JonesRuns 44Won 12Win 27.3%£1 −7.93A/E 1.29
Brian HughesRuns 74Won 12Win 16.2%£1 −28.13A/E 0.82
Tom BellamyRuns 74Won 12Win 16.2%£1 −12.37A/E 1.10

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer rides.

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Harry SkeltonRuns 93Won 27Win 29.0%£1 −6.85A/E 1.09
Tom CannonRuns 50Won 14Win 28.0%£1 +13.67A/E 1.38
Ben JonesRuns 44Won 12Win 27.3%£1 −7.93A/E 1.29
Sean BowenRuns 134Won 35Win 26.1%£1 −8.73A/E 1.14
Kielan WoodsRuns 72Won 18Win 25.0%£1 +55.13A/E 1.68
Gavin SheehanRuns 118Won 26Win 22.0%£1 +22.84A/E 1.24
Harry BannisterRuns 59Won 13Win 22.0%£1 +27.93A/E 1.40
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 100Won 19Win 19.0%£1 +27.51A/E 1.02
Harry CobdenRuns 37Won 7Win 18.9%£1 −19.02A/E 0.72
Liam HarrisonRuns 33Won 6Win 18.2%£1 −7.79A/E 1.29

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more rides here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Tabitha WorsleyRuns 58Won 8Win 13.8%£1 −9.29A/E 2.08
Kielan WoodsRuns 72Won 18Win 25.0%£1 +55.13A/E 1.68
Harry BannisterRuns 59Won 13Win 22.0%£1 +27.93A/E 1.40
Harry ReedRuns 54Won 8Win 14.8%£1 +28.50A/E 1.40
James DaviesRuns 59Won 6Win 10.2%£1 +43.50A/E 1.39
Tom CannonRuns 50Won 14Win 28.0%£1 +13.67A/E 1.38
Adam WedgeRuns 64Won 9Win 14.1%£1 −21.43A/E 1.24
Gavin SheehanRuns 118Won 26Win 22.0%£1 +22.84A/E 1.24
Sean BowenRuns 134Won 35Win 26.1%£1 −8.73A/E 1.14
Tom BellamyRuns 74Won 12Win 16.2%£1 −12.37A/E 1.10

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more rides at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 rides.

Course specialists

3+ wins here

Steel Wave (IRE) has won here 4 times from 8 runs, more than any other horse in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) was Fast Deal (GB) at 150/1 on 21 April 2024.

Angles that have paid

at SP, two periods

Past results at starting price, not a forecast. Each angle made a £1 level-stakes profit in both periods (Jan 2005 – Sep 2021, and since Oct 2021), with at least 100 SP-priced runs and 10 winners in all, and is still in profit with its single biggest winner taken out. The same on every view of this page.

  • Rides by Harry Bannister+59.6% ROI · +81.63 pts from 137 runs · 30 winners (21.9%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +68.8% on 78 · Since Oct 2021: +47.3% on 59 · without the biggest winner (33/1): +47.63 pts
  • Runners trained by Gary Hanmer+46.4% ROI · +57.04 pts from 123 runs · 25 winners (20.3%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +38.1% on 40 · Since Oct 2021: +50.3% on 83 · without the biggest winner (25/1): +31.04 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Stratford?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 235 of 590 runs at Stratford in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 39.8%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −0.39 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Stratford?

Dan Skelton, with 34 winners from 145 runners (23.4%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Stratford?

Sean Bowen, with 35 winners from 134 rides (26.1%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Stratford?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Alan King has the best win rate: 30.0% (15 from 50).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Stratford?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Harry Skelton has the best win rate: 29.0% (27 from 93).

Which horses have won most at Stratford?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Steel Wave (IRE) (4 from 8), Juan Bermudez (GB) (4 from 11), Therapist (GB) (3 from 3).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Stratford?

Fast Deal (GB) at 150/1 on 21 April 2024 in the Racecourse Streams On Racing TV Extra Handicap Chase — the biggest starting price among Stratford winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

About Stratford

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, beside the River Avon — jumps only, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, flat and sharp, about 1m2f round, with a short run-in from the last.
  • Season: Racing from March to October, so most of the programme is summer jumping.

Going and the seasons

  • Summer: Good or good to firm is usual, with watering; soft ground is uncommon outside the spring and autumn.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Programme: Summer handicap chases and hurdles, with a trial for Market Rasen's Summer Plate in June.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: By road from the M40 (junction 15) and the A46 with parking on site; Stratford-upon-Avon station is about a mile away.
  • Viewing: A tight course with most of the action close to the stands.

These notes are written and checked by KTB (last checked October 2026); the statistics above are computed from our results archive. Check the course's own site for fixtures, going and travel before you go.